South Africa’s ‘rainbow nation’ is a myth that students need to unlearn

By Daniela Gachago and Asanda Ngoasheng. Apartheid capitalised on differences in race, culture and gender. When it was finally abolished in 1994, South Africa introduced a new ideology in the name of nation building: rainbowism. This emphasised common ground and sameness rather than a focus on difference and was meant to fight racism and discrimination. More...